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We’ve added two new author signings to our agenda for the IBM Information on Demand Conference that is taking place in Las Vegas October 24-29. The new authors are James Bean and Steven Van Belleghem . I hope that you can come by during their signing sessions to buy a book and to meet the authors. Although it isn’t necessary, I highly recommend that you use the Smart Site to build an agenda for yourself, and “sign” up to attend these book signings. Why? Simply so you remember when and where they are taking place. I’ve tried to make it... [More]

We’ve just added a new book signing to our already busy schedule: The Conversation Manager by Steven Van Belleghem Wednesday 1:30 – 2:15 About the book Over the past years, the internet has evolved from a static to a social platform. This evolution has an impact on the way consumers communicate and take purchasing decisions. Unfortunately, most advertisers have failed to evolve along. Traditional advertising no longer works. Advertisers need to change their day-to-day working methods. The gap between the contemporary consumer and the... [More]

Overwhelming to say the least! There are 11 book sigings scheduled, 5 free flashbooks to pick up, PLUS 600 Technical Education sessions including 160 Cognos and SPSS sessions 110 Industry-focused Business & IT Leadership sessions Session content featuring Software, Hardware and Services Solutions 128 Hands On Labs 300+ customer speakers IBM's largest EXPO Business Partner Development Day and Business Analytics Summit for Business Partners 9000 people to network with!!! How can you possibly find the best sessions to attend at such a... [More]

The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Dr. Atul Gawande I just finished listening to the audible version of this book and managed to get through it in a weekend. I think it is an easy read, so most people should be able to read it all in a couple of days. Dr. Atul makes a very strong case for using checklists to turn very complex tasks into steps that will help you avoid forgetting to do something. Airline pilots use them, skyscraper builders use them, surgeons are starting to use them. Now that I've read the book, I think there... [More]

Recently published: SOA and Web Services Interface Design: Principles, Techniques, and Standards By James Bean This year at the IBM Information on Demand Conference , James will be signing copies of his latest book. Jim’s signing session is scheduled for Monday, October 25 from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm. Add this book signing to your schedule via the Smart Site Agenda Builder . His session is Anc # 3847. About this book: In SOA and Web Services Interface Design , data architecture guru James Bean teaches you how to design web service interfaces... [More]

Kate’s blog lists all the Sunday courses that are offered this year at the IBM Information on Demand Conference , but I want to go into more detail for a few of these sessions. Today I’ll mention this class: IBM solidDB Universal Cache Fundamentals (E5903) with Marko Milek and John Seery Discover the relational in-memory database technology and high-speed advanced replication components which comprise the solidDB Universal Cache. First of all, this and the other pre-conference classes take place only on Sunday October 24 from 8:30 a.m. to... [More]

MC Press is the publisher of DB2’s highly successful Certification Study Guide series. Today they have started their semi-annual Scratch & Dent sale with savings of 40% to 75% off of list price. You are the first to be made aware of this sale, so take a look! Included in the list of books this time are several DB2 titles. Here are the titles that I selfishly recommend: Administering Informix Dynamic Server The comprehensive resource for Informix Dynamic Server. Administering Informix Dynamic Server 5074-d Price: $59.95 On Sale:... [More]

On top of blogging as often as possible, I’m now tweeting … mostly to drive awareness to my blog entries. When you blog and tweet, you end up following others who blog and tweet. Tweeting is very reciprocal… so if someone follows you, it is “expected” that you follow them as well. I am following only about 200 people at this point, so not a huge amount, but I must say, I still can only read a very small percentage of the information. So what to do? Yesterday Leon Katsnelson sent me some suggestions that I’m finding really help… a... [More]

I’m re-listening to the audible versions of Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics. As I’m going through it, I’m convinced that the IBM Information on Demand Conference committee couldn’t have chosen better guest speakers for a conference that is all about data! What are these books about? Steven Levitt is an economist who is intrigued by the stories behind the data. He’s managed to find data in the most unlikely places about topics that are not well documented. Stephen Dubner is the journalist who has an exceptional talent of putting together... [More]

This year at the IBM Information on Demand Conference , we have five NEW Flashbooks to give out to attendees for free. What are flashbooks? These are the small and easy-to-read books that we created especially for our IOD audience. I’m really happy with the topics we’ve managed to pull together this year. For those of you who are not able to come to the conference, all of these flashbooks will soon also be available for sale from amazon.com. I’ll post the details when that happens. The book signings & giveaways for these flashbooks... [More]

An industry first! DB2 Reality TV on The DB2Night Show A special edition episode on October 1, 2010, at 11am Eastern. During this special edition, DBI will be interviewing our top candidates for our open Software Consultant Engineer position (see http://www.dbisoftware.com/careers.php for details). Each candidate will be given 8 minutes to describe a DB2 LUW challenge they faced and how they conquered it, 1 minute to offer a quick DB2 tip, and 1 minute to "make their case" for why they are our best candidate. Studio Audience members... [More]

*** changed signing date/time for Mark Jeffries Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been blogging about the authors who will be signing books at the IBM Information on Demand Conference this October. I think it’s a record that we have 9 amazing authors with books that you can buy and get signed. I’ve read several of the books myself and highly recommend them, but I’ll also be in line buying copies of the books I haven’t yet read. Although it isn’t necessary, I suggest that you use the Smart Site to build an agenda for yourself, and “sign”... [More]

Viral Data in SOA: An Enterprise Pandemic by Neal Fishman “This book is a must read for any organization using data-integration or data-interchange technologies, or simply any organization that must trust data. Neal takes the reader through an entertaining and vital journey of SOA information management issues, risks, discovery, and solutions. He provides a fresh perspective that no corporation should overlook; in fact, corporations might head blindly into SOA implementations without this awareness.” –Kevin Downey , Senior Partner, Xteoma... [More]